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Eze was reacting to the recent judgment of the Supreme Court on the validity of Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026, describing […]","published":"2026-10-02T16:40:10Z","seen":"2026-10-02T17:29:51Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["news"],"authors":["todaynews"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2219807","name":"Chinda","type":"person"}],"story":"st_wtbej3454pi7z4guofvq","category":"politics","category_p":0.74,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.12,"political":0.84},{"id":"n_53q7yasdtypblcjwsmgq","seq":718568,"kind":"article","title":"Rivers 2027: ‘Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Disqualify Chinda’","url":"https://www.naijanews.com/2026/09/29/rivers-2027-supreme-court-ruling-doesnt-disqualify-chinda","summary":"The Parliament Support Network (PSN) has dismissed calls for the disqualification of Kingsley Chinda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers state.... 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DAILY POST reports that the Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on September 24, emphasised […]","published":"2026-09-28T13:20:05Z","seen":"2026-09-28T13:20:37Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["news"],"authors":["todaynews"],"entities":[{"id":"Q7999812","name":"Wike","type":"person"},{"id":"Q2219807","name":"Chinda","type":"person"}],"story":"st_htemiqcx2mknkmryhjcq","category":"politics","category_p":0.76,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.3,"political":0.78},{"id":"n_k5gyfoij24zn4pvpbhrq","seq":375281,"kind":"article","title":"Rivers APC Dismisses Calls to Disqualify Chinda Over Supreme Court Ruling","url":"https://www.nigerianeye.com/2026/09/rivers-apc-dismisses-calls-to.html","summary":"The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed concerns about the eligibility of its 2027 governorship candidate, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, following a recent Supreme Court judgment. The apex court judgment, delivered on September 24, 2026, has sparked legal debate over its implications for Chinda’s candidacy. 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Kingsley Chinda, following a recent judgment by the Supreme Court. DAILY POST reports that the judgment, delivered by the apex court on September 24, 2026, has sparked a legal debate over the implications of the decision for Chinda’s candidacy. 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